Awesome idea, but how did you get the heat shield moved enough to get washers under the outer two bolt holes? I've got mine moving, but it hits the fans and won't come out far enough to really get anything under the outer holes.

Awesome idea, but how did you get the heat shield moved enough to get washers under the outer two bolt holes? I've got mine moving, but it hits the fans and won't come out far enough to really get anything under the outer holes.

I was able to get all of them but the one on the far left. The aluminum bracket got in the way, I cussed and yelled for about an hour before I gave up. With the other 3 on the underside it holds nicely. The one on the far right should move enough to get it in position, you have to take your time and be careful but it's not too difficult. I slid the bolt from the back side, and it's close enough to sit it on the manifold. Lift the shield and keep it from knocking the washer off as you move it back.

I was able to get all of them but the one on the far left. The aluminum bracket got in the way, I cussed and yelled for about an hour before I gave up. With the other 3 on the underside it holds nicely. The one on the far right should move enough to get it in position, you have to take your time and be careful but it's not too difficult. I slid the bolt from the back side, and it's close enough to sit it on the manifold. Lift the shield and keep it from knocking the washer off as you move it back.

I've got the washers (reusing the original bolts since Lowe's didn't have 10mm/5mm bolts), so I'll give it another try soon. I did find the source of my rattle-the shield's rusted away around the bottom bolts. I got the washers in place on both sides, locked down the top bolts with washers on the outside, and the rattle is completely gone!

Gonna bump this, 'cuz I really want to do it, but I cannot for the life of me find the right size replacement bolts. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I'm looking for "6 metric bolts 10mm head 5mm thread size", as in M10 x 1.25(?) x 5mm bolts right? I can't find a 10mm bolt with that short of a thread. I can't reuse the existing bolts because they are no longer 10mm due to rust, and I'll likely have to get "creative" when removing them.

I'm tempted to just wrap the header at this point, but I'm sure those bolts will be just as bad, if not worse, than these heat shield bolts...

In any case, my embarrassingly loud rattley heat shield must be fixed.

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